Charles Bickley Baton ’30

Chuck died of pneumonia after a brief confinement. He was 93. He led an active life at Bermuda Village, N.C., where he resided since 1985.

Chuck chose Princeton to be with his friends from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh. At Princeton, Chuck ran track, served on the intracollegiate athletics committee, and majored in geology. He and Don Sperry, his roommate, belonged to Elm Club.

He followed his father into the coal business, becoming president of Baton Coal Co. and Greensburg Connelsville Coal and Coke Co. He served on numerous boards of directors, including those for Old Republic, H. K. Porter, and Joy.

Chuck served on the graduate council and was president of the Western Pennsylvania Alumni Assn. Initially opposed to coeducation, he relented when his granddaughter, Elizabeth Baton Lydon '86, was admitted. He won a 50-year pin for perfect annual giving.

He married Caroline Murray, and after her death, Frances Wright. Chuck is survived by his three children, G. Scott '58, Louise Coleman, and Linda Pool, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

The Class of 1930